What is the appropriate age to have your child take showers instead of baths.?!
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What is the appropriate age to have your child take showers instead of baths.?
Im having a little trouble with my 5 year old being able to wash her hair the right way without leaving shampoo and conditioner in it and wash her body throughly with soap. When should I expect her to be able to do this all by herself. I am having a hard time getting her to understand the right way to do it and I am wondering if she is too young to understand. PLEASE HELP!!!
Answers: Its absolutely great that she is ready to be independent. I have an 8 year old boy. He and his older brothers have been bathing themselves since they were 4 or 5. Here's what I do to ensure they are bathing properly without keeping them from being independent. I do a shower check once they are done. They get out of the restroom after showering and brushing and flossing. I check to make sure there is no soap left in their hair. I also smell of their hair to make sure they even used shampoo (sometimes boys skip that part, lol) They lift their arms and I check to make sure those suckers smell fresh too.... Then I do a checklist with them. I ask them if they washed their hair, face, arms, legs, privates, ears, etc. You get the point. This system works well in our house and everyone is happy. If this sounds good, maybe you should give it a try with your daughter. That way, you can makes sure its done properly while also letting her be a big girl! Source(s):
IM A MOM TOO i don't think i started taking showers until i was, like, 8, but i was bathing myself when i was 7 really i think it would be up to them, however if they refuse to take a shower just be sure that they completely wash off in the bath. I'd say about grade 5 or 6. Look into getting one of those showerhead handle things that can detach so you can give a good rinsing. She shouldn't be too young to do it by herself. Honestly, she should be taking baths (or showers, if SHE prefers) by herself as soon as she can be trusted alone in a tub of water without drowning. Past that, try making a reward system to get her to want to learn how to clean her hair herself. Maybe give her an extra scoop of ice cream or something. Or after two weeks, get her a new toy. Something like that.
Sorry if this was no help at all. :D I think she is too young to understand. I use a cup and tell my son to look up. He doesn't like to lay down, he would get up and get it in his eyes so that works good, and sort of helped for when he takes showers he was used to tilting his head back in the water.